The convoy only slowed down after all the diseased people and monsters at the rear had been shaken off.

Farin thanked Lu Ning and his group through the communicator: "Thank you all. If it weren't for you, my brothers and I would definitely be dead inside the fortress."

"We'll just be playing a supporting role; the real main force is Lu Ning," Liu Qiang said with a self-deprecating smile.

The others couldn't help but grin as well.

Lu Ning's displayed strength was simply too great.

They originally thought the rescue mission would be very difficult, but thanks to Lu Ning's presence, it was much easier than they had imagined.

"Haha, I really have to thank you, Brother Lu Ning. On behalf of all the guards of the Fifth Border Fortress, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to you!"

Lu Ning said calmly, "No need to be polite, let's go to the other border fortresses."

The others suppressed their excitement; indeed, they had only rescued the guards of a border fortress.

The situation at other border fortifications is still unclear.

The group immediately turned the car around and headed towards the Sixth Border Fortress.

The sixth border fortress and the fifth border fortress are not far apart; in less than half an hour, the sixth border fortress will be in sight.

Standing on the roof of the vehicle, Lu Ning and the others could see some monstrous beasts and mutated beings outside the border fortress.

However, the number is not even as many as outside the Fifth Frontier Fortress.

This relieved everyone.

"It seems that the branch of the beast tide hasn't reached this area."

Because there weren't many infected people and monsters, the convoy headed directly towards the border fortress.

All the infected and monsters they encountered on the way were killed by Lu Ning and his companions.

Before long, they arrived at the foot of the border fortress.

The commander inside the border fortress had clearly received the news; the city gates opened quickly, and the convoy inside was ready.

Less than two minutes later, the convoy from the Sixth Frontier Fortress joined them.

They then went to the seventh and eighth border forts.

There were even fewer diseased creatures and monsters outside these two border fortresses.

A few minutes later, the entire convoy was assembled and set off.

It is worth mentioning that when they saw the commander of the Eighth Border Fortress, the commander's expression was very serious.

Upon meeting Lu Ning, he shared his observations.

"From the outbreak of the beast tide until now, less than half a day has passed, and the border of the mist has already moved by several hundred meters. This is an extremely abnormal phenomenon."

Because the Eighth Border Fortress is located in one corner of the mist, they can observe not only the misty border opposite the border fortress, but also the misty border on the other side.

This fog spreads in two directions simultaneously, and at an extremely fast speed!

It expanded by hundreds of meters in just a few hours; how far could it expand in a day?

"At this rate of spread, let alone the border fortresses, even Base City 116 will be swallowed up by the fog in less than two months at most!"

The person who said this was the head of the research team stationed at the Eighth Border Fortress.

This is also an elderly man with white hair.

The old man's expression was more worried and solemn than the commander's.

"In all my years of observing fog, this is the first time I've seen it spread so rapidly."

"I really don't know what happened inside the fog of No. 116. This phenomenon is too rare. I really want to know what's going on inside."

The person who said this was the head of the research team at the Seventh Border Fortress.

The research teams stationed at the border fortresses were all incredibly curious.

However, this is normal for scientists.

"Alas, it's a pity we're too old and not powerful Awakened Ones to enter the mist and see for ourselves."

The white-haired old man at the fifth border fortress was heartbroken.

This left Colin and the others speechless.

Even high-level Awakened Ones avoid the mist like the plague.

Only scientists would be so eager to crawl inside.

"Let's go, we'll take you back to the base city, and then we'll go in another direction to check on the situation of the first and second border fortresses," Yan Feng arranged.

None of the guards at the border fortresses objected to this.

The large convoy of dozens of vehicles quickly turned around and headed towards the base city.

Because the situation at the first and second border forts might be somewhat dangerous.

They are moving faster than before.

After delivering everyone to the base city, Lu Ning and the others didn't even have time to rest.

They drove two new vehicles toward the second border fortress.

The off-road vehicle was parked outside the Fifth Border Fortress. They were in urgent need of evacuation at the time, so they didn't retrieve the vehicle.

That off-road vehicle has probably been destroyed by the monsters and the infected.

This time, their vehicle encountered a large number of diseased people and monsters halfway through their journey.

The sheer number of them was comparable to a small-scale beast tide, and their scale even exceeded one kilometer!

Fortunately, Lu Ning was there. He activated the Killing Ring and used the Crimson Sword, crushing the small beast tide in just a few strikes.

This sent chills down Colin and the others' spines.

"...To be honest, Lu Ning, I feel that your strength is almost on par with that of a Saint, right?" Yan Feng couldn't help but say.

His eyes were full of envy as he looked at Lu Ning.

"Yes... if only we all had that kind of strength." Colin couldn't help but sigh.

Then Colin seemed to remember something, his expression darkening slightly, and he said softly, "If we had had this kind of strength last time, the captain and Wei Xuan wouldn't have died, and so many of our brothers from the Mist Bureau wouldn't have died either."

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